Pelagic Fish Data Report 2025

Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
Fisheries Research and Monitoring Division

Vessels by Fleet

Catch by Fleet in Metric Tons

Catch by Species in Metric Tons

Species key: ALB = albacore, ALV = common thresher shark, BET = bigeye tuna, BIL = other billfish, BSH = blue shark, BTH = bigeye thresher shark, BUM = blue marlin, MLS = striped marlin, PBF = Pacific bluefin tuna, PTH = pelagic thresher shark, SKH = other sharks, SKJ = skipjack tuna, SMA = shortfin mako shark, SWO = swordfish, TUN = other tunas, YFT = yellowfin tuna

Relative Frequency of Catch (2020–2024)

Species key: ALB = albacore, BET = bigeye tuna, BSH = blue shark, BUM = blue marlin, MLS = striped marlin, PBF = Pacific bluefin tuna, SKJ = skipjack tuna, SMA = shortfin mako shark, SWO = swordfish, YFT = yellowfin tuna

Relative Frequency of Catch (2020–2024)

Species key: ALB = albacore, BET = bigeye tuna, BSH = blue shark, BUM = blue marlin, MLS = striped marlin, PBF = Pacific bluefin tuna, SKJ = skipjack tuna, SMA = shortfin mako shark, SWO = swordfish, YFT = yellowfin tuna

Longline Catch

Purse Seine Catch

Year ALB BET PBF SKJ YFT Total
2024 1.65K 46.8K 0 7.06K 1 55.5K
2023 5.52K 16.3K 3 5.01K 0 26.8K
2022 3.38K 27.5K 198 6.02K 0 37.1K
2021 2.96K 35.0K 43 4.73K 0 42.7K
2020 8.08K 49.4K 116 6.38K 0 64.0K
2019 10.0K 62.5K 226 3.14K 0 75.9K
2018 10.1K 55.7K 12 5.27K 0 71.1K
2017 10.7K 46.0K 466 3.44K 0 60.5K
2016 6.46K 52.9K 316 1.66K 0 61.3K
2015 10.5K 42.7K 86 752 0 54.0K
2014 6.62K 57.5K 401 855 0 65.4K
2013 4.66K 62.9K 0 1.99K 0 69.6K
2012 5.84K 42.5K 0 1.04K 0 49.4K
2011 4.00K 30.3K 0 1.89K 0 36.3K
2010 7.14K 41.5K 0 1.56K 0 50.3K
2009 3.69K 14.4K 410 512 31 19.0K
2008 2.72K 11.0K 0 555 0 14.3K
2007 1.11K 5.08K 42 1.49K 77 7.80K
2006 1.11K 5.08K 0 1.49K 0 7.68K
2005 6.79K 19.2K 201 3.99K 0 30.2K
2004 3.81K 6.86K 0 1.44K 1 12.1K
2003 3.56K 21.2K 22 3.53K 44 28.4K
2002 6.61K 4.00K 50 580 4 11.2K
2001 5.36K 17.8K 292 1.12K 51 24.6K
2000 1.67K 5.51K 693 454 4 8.33K
1999 4.99K 18.7K 184 3.24K 48 27.2K
1998 20.8K 25.3K 1,771 3.64K 33 51.5K
1997 20.9K 37.5K 2,240 8.70K 2 69.3K
1996 6.65K 20.6K 4,639 6.88K 11 38.8K
1995 16.9K 60.0K 657 5.80K 0 83.4K
1994 10.5K 30.2K 906 2.47K 0 44.1K
1993 23.8K 60.5K 580 3.04K 0 87.9K
1992 29.7K 74.2K 1,928 3.71K 0 110K
1991 26.8K 50.1K 410 415 0 77.7K
1990 63.7K 53.2K 1,380 674 71 119K
1989 77.7K 35.7K 1,046 516 1 115K
1988 88.3K 78.2K 923 1.12K 17 169K
1987 123K 48.7K 861 222 1 173K
1986 103K 52.8K 4,851 264 47 161K
1985 92.6K 47.6K 3,320 1.75K 26 145K

Species key: ALB = albacore, BET = bigeye tuna, PBF = pacific bluefin tuna, SKJ = skipjack tuna, YFT = yellowfin tuna

Tropical Troll Catch

Year ALB BET BUM SKJ YFT Total
2024 2 6 132 315 188 661
2023 0 5 94 366 312 785
2022 1 13 117 350 370 862
2021 1 13 128 510 386 1,049
2020 0 18 111 345 332 817
2019 1 35 176 478 455 1,161
2018 1 27 166 531 594 1,338
2017 0 37 155 389 466 1,070
2016 1 34 161 402 531 1,167
2015 2 59 196 398 556 1,256
2014 3 143 159 364 579 1,289
2013 2 148 137 535 528 1,381
2012 3 155 141 381 644 1,371
2011 4 110 199 385 496 1,245
2010 2 118 148 416 426 1,167
2009 3 59 15 412 471 990
2008 1 74 198 481 451 1,240
2007 3 63 127 266 501 994
2006 95 303 160 296 508 1,409
2005 175 295 187 259 679 1,644
2004 157 381 188 251 746 1,822
2003 85 213 210 268 735 1,583
2002 235 586 225 355 632 2,082
2001 194 226 291 523 878 2,201
2000 120 207 235 415 1,080 2,107
1999 331 24 293 181 1,019 1,912
1998 88 9 242 143 766 1,299
1997 133 26 378 196 770 1,561
1996 188 7 409 224 934 1,838
1995 177 20 315 152 978 1,730
1994 90 7 298 138 870 1,468
1993 71 3 311 157 861 1,496
1992 54 13 260 167 602 1,160
1991 72 25 346 237 802 1,557
1990 15 25 295 138 891 1,419
1989 36 14 326 153 828 1,415
1988 9 17 266 172 941 1,490
1987 6 8 261 137 1,616 2,088
1986 5 5 220 120 1,493 1,880
1985 7 8 145 101 967 1,260

Species key: ALB = albacore, BET = bigeye tuna, PBF = pacific bluefin tuna, YFT = yellowfin tuna

Sport Catch

Year ALB MLS PBF YFT Total
2024 865 0 1,385 0 2,252
2023 567 0 2,019 0 2,586
2022 587 0 1,612 0 2,200
2021 248 0 1,294 0 1,542
2020 260 0 742 0 1,002
2019 1,364 0 483 0 1,848
2018 381 0 513 0 895
2017 372 0 451 0 824
2016 675 0 368 0 1,045
2015 932 0 399 0 1,331
2014 1,042 0 420 0 1,463
2013 839 0 809 433 2,085
2012 1,212 0 400 708 2,320
2011 421 0 225 324 970
2010 862 0 88 276 1,226
2009 944 0 156 766 1,868
2008 418 0 63 0 481
2007 461 0 12 0 473
2006 385 0 94 0 479
2005 1,719 0 73 0 1,792
2004 1,506 0 50 0 1,556
2003 2,214 0 355 0 2,569
2002 2,357 0 613 0 2,970
2001 1,635 0 344 0 1,979
2000 1,798 10 319 0 2,127
1999 3,621 12 408 0 4,041
1998 1,208 23 422 0 1,653
1997 1,018 21 131 0 1,170
1996 88 20 40 0 148
1995 102 14 245 0 361
1994 106 17 86 0 209
1993 25 11 283 0 319
1992 2 25 110 0 137
1991 6 12 92 0 110
1990 24 23 65 0 112
1989 160 52 112 0 324
1988 64 30 6 0 100
1987 74 28 34 0 136
1986 196 19 12 0 227
1985 1,176 42 89 0 1,307

Species key: ALB = albacore, MLS = striped marlin, PBF = pacific bluefin tuna, YFT = yellowfin tuna

Yellowfin Tuna Catch

Pacific Bluefin Tuna Catch

All Species Catch